India staged a gathering on Saturday to commemorate the UNESCO designation given to Kolkata’s Durga Puja festival in December and to reiterate its dedication to safeguarding and preserving the vast intangible cultural heritage. Top UNESCO officials attended the event at the National Continue Reading
The award-winning Indian artist Shadab Khan got invited to represent her country in the UNESCO Art Camp Andorra along with the other 20 talented artists from the Middle East and Asia who were selected to attend UNESCO’s exclusive invite-only art event to paint their hopes and dreams for a peaceful and sustainable future. For the […]Continue Reading
Mukul Arya, India’s envoy to Palestine, died on Sunday in Ramallah, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. “Deeply shocked to learn of the death of India’s Representative in Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya,” Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. “He was a bright and talented officer with a lot ahead of him.” My heartfelt condolences go Continue Reading